subject: Website Templates Versus Custom Website Design [print this page] Website Templates Versus Custom Website Design
Website Template or custom website design? Let's look at some points about website templates:
Pro's of using website Templates
Templates are a good way of getting inspiration on colours, layouts and features.
You can't copy them of course, but they can give you a really good idea for the kind of design you might be looking for.
Templates can be very low cost for the business who wants to spend a minimum & get their website up and running.
If budget is holding you back from getting your business up on the Internet, then maybe a website template might be the way to go.
Cons of using website templates
Lots of other people will be using the same template as you. Do you want to stand out against your competitors, if so, custom website design is for you.
You won't be able to customise a template website design, invariably you will only have a certain amount of pages, a certain amount of space you can use & you may find this to be quite frustrating.
If you don't know website code, it's likely you'll have to pay someone to populate the website with your own data and images anyway.
Some templates are laid out very specific. Meaning if you incorporate your own graphics or have extensive content, the template could break.
Some website templates just don't do too well on the search engines because they are not built with the search engines in mind. This could end up being a complete waste of time for you if your website can't be found.
Do you choose a custom web design or website template?
Do you want your website to stand out in the crown against your competitors or are you happy with being "just another website"?
You're going to have to do some work to get your site to the top of the search engines, just having a good looking site is the start of the process. Driving website traffic to it is the next, very important stage. You'll find that many website templates are not equipped to do this.
To maintain or build the website yourself you are going to have to invest some time (and money possibly) into learning website html.
You need to work out exactly which method is going to be best for your business. Which is going to get you more business - which is really what this is all about isn't it?
For any business to be successful online, they need to have a website which reflects a professional image, along with an easy to navigate website which gets the client to the information they need fast.
Custom website design ensures that the design of the website is taylored precisely to your needs. CWD are specialists at tuning in to what the public want to see & will respond well to for your business.
See our CWD Templates or our custom website design portfolio
